Padma Lakshmi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-09-01 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]

Padma Lakshmi

Biography

Padma Parvati Lakshmi (born September 1, 1970) also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an Indian American cookbook author, actress, and model. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two in 2006. In 2010, Top Chef was nominated for an Emmy Award and won for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. 

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

    Star Trek: Enterprise

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Top Chef

    Top Chef

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Boom

    Boom

  • Snacked

    Snacked

  • Selena + Chef

    Selena + Chef

  • Domenica In

    Domenica In

  • Today

    Today

  • Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

    Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • Glitter

    Glitter

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Girl Most Likely

    Girl Most Likely

  • Unzipped

    Unzipped

  • Pirates: Blood Brothers

    Pirates: Blood Brothers

  • Sharpe's Challenge

    Sharpe's Challenge

  • The Mistress of Spices

    The Mistress of Spices

  • Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

    Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

  • Third Rail with OZY

    Third Rail with OZY

  • Her Name Is Chef

    Her Name Is Chef

  • Planet Food: Spice Trails

    Planet Food: Spice Trails

  • Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

    Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty